Global Patent Index - EP 2014817 A1

EP 2014817 A1 20090114 - Dosing and dispensing device

Title (en)

Dosing and dispensing device

Title (de)

Dosierungs- und Ausgabegerät

Title (fr)

Dispositif de dosage et de distribution

Publication

EP 2014817 A1 20090114 (EN)

Application

EP 07112436 A 20070713

Priority

EP 07112436 A 20070713

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a dosing and dispensing device (1) comprising a double wall structure having an inner wall (10) and an outer wall (20), wherein the inner wall (10) defines a dosing chamber (12) with an opening (14) for filling and dispensing, and the outer wall (20) circumscribes the inner wall (10) at a line of intersection (30) so that an upper part of the dosing chamber lies on one side of the line of intersection (30), within the outer wall (20), and a lower part of the dosing chamber lies on the other side of the line of intersection (30), outside of the outer wall (20). The present invention further relates to a method dosing and dispensing a laundry product, preferably a liquid or gel detergent product, into a washing machine, comprising the steps of: a) providing the dosing and dispensing device (1); b) transferring a measured dose of a laundry product into the filling opening (14) of the dosing chamber (12) to fill, or partly fill, the dosing chamber (12); c) placing the dosing and dispensing device (1) containing the laundry product into the drum of an automatic laundry washing machine; d) running a washing cycle of the automatic laundry washing machine so that the laundry product is dispensed into the drum through the dispensing opening (14) of the dosing and dispensing device (1); e) recovering the empty dosing and dispensing device (1) for re-use after the end of the wash cycle.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/024 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2014817 A1 20090114; EP 2014817 B1 20110302; AT E500375 T1 20110315; DE 602007012855 D1 20110414; US 2009014465 A1 20090115; US 7971455 B2 20110705; WO 2009010912 A1 20090122

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07112436 A 20070713; AT 07112436 T 20070713; DE 602007012855 T 20070713; IB 2008052810 W 20080711; US 14582108 A 20080625